Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Somersville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 371 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Somersville, with the one closest to Somersville listed first.
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McAvoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAvoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvoy
- McAvoy is located in Contra Costa County
- Bay Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Solano County
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Contra Costa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
- Former name for Danville:
- Inmanville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
- Pacheco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Birds Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Contra Costa County
- San Ramon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Martinez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rio Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benicia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Teal is located in Solano County
- Denverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Port Costa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Contra Costa County: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Somersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |